TERENA NREN Compendium 2009
Basic Information

Updated: 10 December 2009 at 10:11
Organisation:
Users / Clients Services Traffic Technical Services Funding and Staffing Basic Information
  1. Cyprus Research and Academic Network
  2. KYPRIAKO EREVNITIKO KAI AKADIMAIKO DIKTIO
  3. CYNET
  4. KEAD
  5. 75 Kallipoleos Street
    1678 Lefkosia
  6. PO Box 20537
    1678 Lefkosia
  7. Cyprus
  8. + 357 22894434
  9. + 357 22892130
  10. secretariat@cynet.ac.cy
  11. http://www.cynet.ac.cy
  12. alias@cynet.ac.cy
  13. 1995
  14. 2000
  15. 2000
  16.  
  17. (x)Separate legal entity of its own
    ( )Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
    ( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
  18. ( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
    (x)The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
    ( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
    ( )No formal relationship
    ( )Other, please explain below
  19. Our governing body consists of representatives from education, research and government agencies.
  20. The highest governing body of CyNet is the Governing Board, which is made up of representatives from educational, research, and government institutions.
    It consists of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two Members at large.

    The Governing Board is currently chaired by Professor Andreas Pitsillides.

    The members of the board are directly assigned based on their position in governmental offices. Members are the director of the Department of Electronic Communications, the director of the Cyprus Research Foundation, the director of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, the director of the Department of Information Technology Services, one professor from the Computer Science Department of the University of Cyprus and the director of the Information Systems Services of the University of Cyprus.

    The operation of CyNet is managed by the Executive Director.
  21. http://www.cynet.ac.cy/CyNet_About_General_More.htm
  22. (x)Yes ( )No
  23. http://www.cynet.ac.cy/english/CyNet_Services_Connect.htm
  24. (x)Yes ( )No
  25. http://www.cynet.ac.cy/english/CyNet_Network_AUP.htm
  26. ( )Yes (x)No
  27.  
  28. ( )Yes (x)No
  29.  
  30. ( )Yes (x)No
  31. ( )Yes (x)No
  32.  
  33. (x)Yes ( )No
  34. http://www.cynet.ac.cy/images/CyNet_Network.gif
  35. (x)Yes ( )No
  36. Internal
  37. As the EUMEDCONNECT project came to its completion, CyNet maintains its two GEANT2 connections for international connectivity whilst providing transit services to the Syrian NREN for connection to GEANT2 via CyNet and the EUMEDCONNECT PoP hosted at CyNet. Major changes have been at the connection with the Syrian NREN (HIAST) that changed to 34Mbps and the bandwidth upgrade of our second PoP in Limassol to 60Gbps. Also some of the institutions have upgraded their connections as well. CYNET has plans to upgrade its connectivity with GEANT up to 2,5Gbps.